Lesson 18Talking About Homes and Farming

谈论住处和农活

 

Things to Know  学前必读   

美国大约有250万个农场，大多数农场只生产一两种商业性产品，比如：玉米、鸡蛋或牛奶。美国是世界上最大的玉米生产国，玉米也是美国产量最大的谷物，主要产于美国中部的玉米生产带(corn belt)。最初种玉米的是美洲印第安人，他们称玉米为 maize。

 

Conversation A : At a Farmer's Meeting

MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner.

WILT: I'm Wilt Brauer. How are you?

MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?

WILT: Fine, thanks. This is Mrs. Brauer.

MARTIN: Good evening, Mrs. Brauer.

EMILY: I'm Emily. What do you do, Mr. Learner?

MARTIN: I'm a reporter. May I ask some questions?

WILT: Of course.

MARTIN: Are you a farmer?

WILT: Yes, I am.

MARTIN: Are all these men farmers?

WILT: Yes, they are.

EMILY: Some women are farmers, too.

WILT: Emily is a good farmer.

EMILY: Yes, we're both farmers. Would you like some coffee?

MARTIN: Yes, please.

EMILY: Come with me.

MARTIN: Thank you.

EMILY: You're welcome. Have you met Chuck Kessler?

MARTIN: No, I haven't. Hello, how are you?

CHUCK: Fine, thanks. Who are you?

MARTIN: Martin Learner. Are you a farmer?

CHUCK: Oh, yes. We're all farmers.

MARTIN: Where do you live?

CHUCK: I live in the country.

EMILY: He and Mrs. Kessler live in a big house east of here.

MARTIN: Where do you live, Emily?

EMILY: We live south of here. We live in a small house.

CHUCK: Where do you live? Do you live on a farm?

MARTIN: No, I don't. I live in Baltimore. I live in an apartment.

CHUCK: Do you like the city?

MARTIN: Yes. I like the country, too. But my home is in the city.

MARTIN: This is good coffee.

EMILY: Thanks. Have you met Lisa Jankusky?

MARTIN: No, I haven't.

LISA: I'm Lisa. How are you?

MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?

LISA: Fine, thanks.

MARTIN: Are you a farmer?

LISA: No, I'm not. I'm a housewife.

MARTIN: Do you live here in town?

LISA: No, I don't. My home is in the country.

MARTIN: My home is in the city.

LISA: Do you live in a house?

MARTIN: No, I live in an apartment.

LISA: My home is west of here. I live in a big house.

LISA: Hi, Wilt. This is Martin.

MARTIN: We've met. Wilt, where is your house?

WILT: It's south of here.

MARTIN: May I visit your farm?

WILT: Of course. Can you come on Monday?

MARTIN: No, I can't.

WILT: Can you come on Tuesday?

MARTIN: Yes. I want to ask you some questions on Tuesday.

WILT: OK. Good-bye.

LISA: Good-bye, Wilt. Hi, Eric. This is Martin.

ERIC: Hi. I'm Eric Jankusky.

MARTIN: Are you Lisa's husband?

ERIC: Yes, I am.

MARTIN: Are you a farmer?

ERIC: Yes, I am. All these men are farmers.

 

Practice 1：下面是一些关于“家”的对话，学习它们的问答方式。

Examples:  MARTIN: Do you live in the city?           

EMILY: No, I don't. My home is in the country.           

MARTIN: Do you live in a house?          

EMILY: Yes, I do.          

            LISA: Do you live in the country?           

MARTIN: No, I don't. I live in the city.           

LISA: Do you live in a house?           

MARTIN: No, I don't. I live in an apartment.

根据自己的情况完成下列对话：

MARTIN: Do you live in the city?

YOURSELF: ______________________________.

MARTIN: Do you live in a house?

YOURSELF: ______________________________.

 

会话A : 拜访农家

马  ?。耗愫?，我叫马丁·勒纳。

威尔特：我叫威尔特·布劳沃。你好吗?

马  ?。汉芎?，谢谢。你好吗?

威尔特：很好，谢谢。这是布劳沃夫人。

马  ?。和砩虾?。布劳沃夫人。

艾米莉：我叫艾米莉。勒纳先生，你做什么工作?

马  丁：我是记者。我能问些问题吗?

威尔特：当然。

马  ?。耗闶桥┟衤?/span>?

威尔特：是的。

马  ?。赫庑┠惺恳彩桥┟衤?/span>?

威尔特：是的。

艾米莉：一些妇女也是农民。

威尔特：艾米莉是个很好的农民。

艾米莉：是的，我们俩都是农民。喝点咖啡吗?

马  ?。汉玫?。

艾米莉：跟我来。

马  丁：谢谢。

艾米莉：不客气，你见过查克·凯斯勒吗?

马  ?。好挥?。你好吗?

查  克：很好，谢谢。你叫什么?

马  ?。郝矶?middot;勒纳。你是个农民吗?

查  克：噢，是的，我们都是农民。

马  丁：你在哪儿住?

查  克：我在农村住。

艾米莉：他和凯斯勒夫人住在离这儿东边的一所大房子里。

马  ?。耗阍谀亩?，艾米莉?

艾米莉：我住在这儿的南边。我住在一所小房子里。

查  克：你住哪儿?你住在农场吗?

马  ?。翰?。我住在巴尔的摩。我住在一所公寓里。

查  克：你喜欢城市吗?

马  ?。菏堑?。我也喜欢农村。但我家在城市里。

马  ?。赫饪Х群懿淮?。

艾米莉：谢谢。你见过丽莎·詹库斯基吗?

马  ?。好挥?。

丽  莎：我叫丽莎。你好吗?

马  ?。汉芎?。谢谢。你好吗?

丽  莎：很好，谢谢。

马  ?。耗闶歉雠┟衤?/span>?

丽  莎：不是。我是个家庭妇女。

马  ?。耗阕≡谡飧龀钦蚶锫?/span>?

丽  莎：不。我家在农村。

马  ?。何壹以诔抢?。

丽  莎：你住在一栋房子里吗?

马  ?。翰?，我住在公寓里。

丽  莎：我家在这儿的西边。我住在一所大房子里。

丽  莎：你好，威尔特。这是马丁。

马  ?。何颐羌?，威尔特，你的房子在哪儿?

威尔特：在这儿的南边。

马  ?。何夷懿喂勰愕呐┏÷?/span>?

威尔特：当然可以，你能在星期一来吗?

马  ?。翰恍?。

威尔特：星期二来行吗?

马  ?。汉玫?，我想在星期二问你些问题。

威尔特：好的，再见。

丽  莎：再见，威尔特。你好，埃里克，这是马丁。

埃里克：你好，我叫埃里克·詹库斯基。

马  丁：你是丽莎的丈夫吗?

埃里克：是的。

马  ?。耗闶桥┟衤?/span>?

埃里克：是的，所有这些人都是农民。

 

Conversation B

WILT: Here we are. This is our home. Come inside the house. Emily!?EMILY: Good morning.

MARTIN: Good morning. How are you today?

EMILY: Fine, thanks.

MARTIN: You have an interesting house.

EMILY: Thank you. It's old.

WILT: It's about one-hundred years old.

EMILY: It's a wonderful home.

MARTIN: Do you have a big farm?

WILT: Yes, it's very big.

MARTIN: Who does all the work?

EMILY: He does.

WILT: No, I don't. She works, too.

MARTIN: Who makes the garden?

WILT: She does.

MARTIN: What do you grow?

EMILY: Now, I have onions and peas.

WILT: She has beans and squash.

EMILY: I'm going to have tomatoes and potatoes.

WILT: And she's going to have corn, too. Come see the farm.

MARTIN: Do you have two tractors?

WILT: Yes, we do. We have a big tractor and a small tractor.

MARTIN: Do you have animals?

WILT: We only have horses.

EMILY: We ride the horses. Can you see the horses?

MARTIN: Yes, I can.

EMILY: We ride over the farm. Can you ride?

MARTIN: No, I can't.

WILT: Yes, you can. Come see the horses.

WILT: You can ride this old horse.

MARTIN: OK.

WILT: We're going to ride over there. Can you ride there?

MARTIN: Maybe.

WILT: We can ride slowly.

MA